The world's archives

1,489–1,536 of 13,646 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive The Dukes Of Hazzard S01 E08 The Big Heist 1979 · TV Embittered farmer Neil Bishop gets revenge on Boss (for apparently defrauding him earlier) by stealing his illegal liquor money. When Bishop's car is towed… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Scooby Doo Gang in "James Beckwourth, Black Explorer"" 1978 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Destination America: 3 -- Made in Britain 1976 · Educational · 55 min · Subtitles Destination America: 3 -- Made in Britain Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Describes how the… Internet Archive Golpe De Estado En Chile De 1973 Y Muerte De Salvador Allende Miguel De La Quadra Salcedo 1973 · TV Imágenes tomadas por el equipo de Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo en los días siguientes al Golpe de Estado de Chile de 1973 y que fueron censuradas y nunca… Internet Archive Dive to the Edge of Creation 1979 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording A documentary following a team of biologists and geologists 1 1/2 miles below the ocean surface where… Internet Archive The Ghoul - Veronica Carlson, Gwen Watford 1975 · Feature Pay cable broadcast Internet Archive The Burks of Georgia 1977 · Educational · 59 min The Burks of Georgia Summary Describes the life of a rural Georgia family. Shows how they are a loving family even though they are faced with poverty,… Internet Archive Ro-Revus Talks About Worms 1971 · Film Public health film for young children teaching them not to use the out of doors as a bathroom to discourage the spread of the Ascaris parasite. Features… Internet Archive Brake Free 1970 · Educational · 6 min The third in a series of films that Kit Davidson made on railways (the others are 'Third Avenue El' and 'Railway with a heart of Gold'), this film is staged… Internet Archive Sigmund And The Sea Monsters S01 E10 1973 · TV Sweet Mama Redecorates : Sigmund's mother Sweet Mama decides to redecorate the sea monster cave. 11/10/1973 Internet Archive THE BAREFOOT DOCTORS OF RURAL CHINA 1975 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE BAREFOOT DOCTORS OF RURAL CHINA U.S. Agency for International Development. (ca. 1998 - ) ARC Identifier 46549… Internet Archive Los Muchachos De Mi Barrio (1970) 1970 · Feature Los muchachos de mi barrio es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Enrique Carreras según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Filmstrip 3: A Picnic in the Forest" 1970 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive A Horseman Riding By (1978 Ep13) 1919 The Old And The New 1978 · TV · 51 min STORYLINE : 1919 The Old and the New - With Paul missing and the army having vacated Shallowford, Codsall sets out to buy the valley. —IMDb by GusF ** The… Internet Archive Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Amazing Grace 1978 · Educational · 1 h 2 min A historical overview of the struggle for racial equality in America. Focuses on the role of Martin Luther King, Jr., and includes footage of major events in… Internet Archive Bronze: River of Metal (1972) 1972 · Educational · 30 min Here, director Clifford B. West looks at the art of casting Renaissance bronzes as a historian, appreciator, critic, and craftsman. This film traces bronze… Internet Archive Black Woman 1972 · Educational · 52 min Poetess Nikki Giovanni, singer Lena Horne, Bibi Amina Baraka (wife of poet-playwright Leroi Jones) and other Black women discuss the role of Black women in… Internet Archive Learning about Light. 2nd Ed 1976 · Educational · 14 min This film shows experiments which illustrate the way in which light normally moves, how it bends and is refracted, how a prism separates white light into its… Internet Archive Polizeiruf 110 (58): Tödliche Illusion (1979) 1979 · TV · 1 h 16 min Original Airdate: April 8, 1979 for Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR or DFF) Internet Archive India: Machinery of Hope 1979 · Educational · 58 min · Subtitles Originally aired on the television program Nova Examines India's alternative to centralized industrialization, which attempts to bridge the wide gap between… Internet Archive The Family: lifestyles of the future 1970 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Discusses the effects that technology and social changes have had on the famuly institution. Comments by Dr. Margaret Mead Search Educational Film Journals at… Internet Archive Flambards (1979-04-20 S01-E-13 by Alan Plater) INHERITANCE 1979 · TV · 51 min PLOT : The survivors - Christina, Mark, Dick and Dorothy gather together at Flambards to taste· the wine and make the decision: who shall inherit the earth.… Internet Archive The World at War: 6 -- Banzai! Japan 1931-1942 1974 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles The World at War: 6 -- Banzai! Japan 1931-1942, Reel 2 Reel 1 available here An elderly Japanese couple are shown going through the religious ritual they have… Internet Archive A Horseman Riding By (1978 Ep07) 1914 The Last Hot Summer 1978 · TV · 51 min STORYLINE : 1914 The Last Hot Summer - Nine years have passed and Paul and Claire have been married for seven. John Rudd surprises everyone, particularly… Internet Archive Chicano from the Southwest. 1970 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Magnetic sound track With teacher's guide Collaborator, Julia Gonsalves Illustrates the life-style of a typical rural Mexican-American family, and examines… Internet Archive Six American Families: The Pasciaks of Chicago 1976 · Educational · 58 min Also issued as videotape Producer and director, Mark Obenhaus; writer and narrator, Paul Wilkes Documents the life of a blue-collar, Polish-Catholic family… Internet Archive Ways of Seeing: Camera and Painting 1974 · Educational · 32 min Title from Educational film locator. -- 1st ed. -- New York : Bowker, 1978 Writer and narrator, John Berger In this first part of his overall critique of… Internet Archive The Long Search: Protestant Spirit U.S.A. 1977 · Educational · 29 min · Subtitles The Long Search: Protestant Spirit U.S.A., Reel 2 Reel 1 available here Visits various Protestant churches in Indianapolis and observes how services are… Internet Archive The Young art: children make their own films 1971 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles Demonstrates how to set up and run a filmmaking class for young students. Shows students developing their ideas; shooting, splicing, and editing film; and… Internet Archive Psychics, Saints, and Scientists 1972 · Educational · 33 min · Subtitles Parapsychologist Thelma Moss introduces the field of psychic phenomena and acts as mistress of ceremonies for a discussion by scientists who are responsible… Internet Archive The Ascent of Man: 4 -- The Hidden Structure 1974 · Educational Also issued as videotape Producer and director, Adrien Malone; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski Chemistry is traced from its beginnings in Oriental… Internet Archive Nuremberg Trials 1973 · Educational · 30 min Views the war crimes trials at Nuremberg, evaluating the evidence that showed the involvement of the defendants and giving the verdict of the special… Internet Archive Minder (1979) SE1 - EP6 Aces High And Sometimes Very Low 1979 · TV Minder (1979) SE1 - EP6 Aces High – and Sometimes Very Low [3 rd Dec 1979] After being banned by several casinos for being too successful, Maurice Michaelson,… Internet Archive The Twelve Days of Christmas 1976 · Cartoon Title from data sheet An animated illustration of the traditional song of the Christmas season, The twelve days of Christmas. For elementary grades Internet Archive Los Chicos Crecen (1976) 1976 · Feature Los chicos crecen es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Enrique Carreras según el guion de Alfredo Ruanova y Gius sobre la obra… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Filmstrip 2: Animals in the Forest" 1970 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive 1971 MAR 23 Gloria Demands Equality, Women's Liberation; According Archie Bunker V 02 1971 · TV Remarks : clip excerpt from Archie Bunker (TV Series All in the Family) (00:03.43:16m – 00:09.55.19m) S01E11 “Gloria Discovers Women’s Lib” Hashtag :… Internet Archive The Belle of Amherst 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Julie Harris (Emily Dickinson) Adviser, Charles Nelson Reilly Adapted from the play: The belle of Amherst / by William Luce Intended… Internet Archive A Girl Named Sooner - Susan Deer, Lee Remick 1975 · Feature https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2009/03/girl-named-sooner-1975-tv.html Internet Archive Mission Third Planet : creatures of the land. 1979 · Educational · 13 min During a meteor shower, the robot Ten-Ping and Aarak, a young scientist, are separated from their mother ship and stranded on Earth. While awaiting rescue,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Story of the Nutcracker" 1974 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Don Carmelo IL Capo( 1976) 1976 · Feature Don Carmelo Il Capo es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Juan Carlos Pelliza según el guion de Diego Santillán que se estrenó el… Internet Archive Freedom 2000 1974 · Educational · 20 min Explores some of the problems created by rapid industrial growth and points out that there must be cooperative, honest, and positive response from business,… Internet Archive Corruption in Local 2 1978 · Film A rank and file member of Local 2 denounces the rampant corruption and anti-democratic practices of the union leadership under Joe Belardi. Internet Archive Let's Make a Film 1971 · Educational Let's Make a Film (1971) 13m. Explores the activities of the Yellow Ball Workshop, Newton, Massachusetts, which involves young people from the ages of eight… Internet Archive America: 1 -- The New Found Land 1972 · Educational With book by James Shenton Producer, Michael Gill; writer and narrator, Alistair Cooke Explains how the white man got to North America and what he was… Internet Archive BCTV News Hour Access - Communes 1976 1976 · TV An investigative news segment for BCTV News Hour weekend series, Community Access with Margit Nance, broadcast in two 15-minute segments during the weekend… Internet Archive The Last of the Cuiva 1971 · Educational Brian Moser, producer The Cuiva Indians of Colombia are nomads, living a Stone Age existence. 600 only are left, and the tribe is dying out